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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisirril

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at the crest of the N-facing slope of a short NW-SE drumlin ridge with rock outcrop visible. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 29m N-S; 27.4m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-3.6m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 0.5-0.9m) with some bushes. There is no visible fosse, but there are entrances at WSW (Wth 1.8m), which appears to be modern, and at SSE (Wth 1.9m), which is more likely to be original. The outer face of a the bank is clipped by a WNW-ESE field bank at S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 30 January 2018

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